Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Modular Redesign Process Based on 3D Digital Technology for Upcycling Apparel Design

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Abstract

This study aims to propose an alternative system, a modular redesign process using 3D digital technology to help overcome the confinements of the current redesign process of garments and contribute to providing up-cycling designers with creative and efficient design processes in the apparel industry. A modular design is a system subdivided into small, standardized units called modules, which can be independently combined, detached, and replaced with other units to create different configurations. For the technical method, CLO 3D and Aftereffects were used to create virtually redesigned garment samples based on the modular design by disassembling different virtual garments, assumed to be original materials, and reassembling them in various ways. As a result, developing a modular redesign process that integrated modular ideas and garment redesign with 3D digital technology proposed sustainable possibilities with a template-based reservoir against the limitations of the current redesign process. 

Keywords: Modular design, redesign of garments, 3D virtual simulation system, sustainability

How to Cite:

Choi, K., (2024) “Modular Redesign Process Based on 3D Digital Technology for Upcycling Apparel Design”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 80(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.17108